Chapter 88 High Risk! High Reward!
"One hour, one hundred gold soul coins!"
Xiao Wu felt like money was falling from the sky!
The auction will last for two hours, which means she can get 200 gold soul coins. If she spends them frugally, it will be more than enough for six years of tuition and food expenses.
But Zhou Qing and Tang San both knew that with the way Xiao Wu spent her money, these two hundred gold soul coins could last for a whole semester, which could be considered "thrifty."
"Okay, that's the task."
Xiao Wu immediately tore off the task paper and went to Alice to get her stamp.
"Why did you choose this mission?"
Tang San withdrew his gaze from Xiao Wu, who was communicating with Alice with great interest, and asked Zhou Qing.
"Let's see who will get my soul bone, and then-"
"Take it back." Tang San's eyes lit up. When it came to "stealing", he was an expert, and that thing originally belonged to Zhou Qing.
"Romanyak bought this soul bone from me. The money and goods have been paid, and it has nothing to do with me anymore. If I had accidentally lost that thing, I would have found a way to get it back." Zhou Qing shook his head.
"Then why do we need to know who finally obtained the soul bone?"
"As I said before, if Darles is determined to cause chaos in Notting City and use it as an excuse to create a conflict between the two empires, then the only thing he can do is to use that soul bone."
Zhou Qing said, "I have also learned about the title system of the Tiandou Empire in the library. In the Tiandou Empire, there are many independent kingdoms and principalities with great autonomy. They just need to bow down to the Tiandou Empire and be included in the territory of the entire Tiandou Empire."
"Notting City is directly under the Fasno Province of the Tiandou Empire, but due to the system above the Tiandou Empire, the mayor of such a small city also has great autonomy and self-management rights."
"Before the matter gets really serious, the city lord would not dare to report such a thing anyway, because that would cause him to lose his position as city lord."
"And if you think on the bright side, if the incident gets out of hand but eventually settles down, isn't that his credit?"
Tang San's eyes darkened: "No wonder he was able to raise a son as arrogant and domineering as Xiao Chenyu."
In the vast majority of cases -
Like father, like son.
But on the other hand, with a son like that, his father probably isn't much better.
"This is just speculation, but we must confirm who will get the soul bone, so that we can establish multiple plans to prevent the entire Notting City from falling into chaos due to the arrogance of Lord Xiao of Notting City... At least from the adventurers of the Notting Guild, we know that Lord Xiao is lustful and likes gambling... If that time really comes, I think Notting City will be closed, and I don't want to be trapped here."
Zhou Qing said seriously, "This is the worst possible outcome, but we have to consider our own safety. Once a large-scale conflict breaks out between the two small cities, the enemy may resort to any tricks, such as poisoning the river or well."
Tang San has the most say when it comes to poison, but he hasn't even figured out how many kinds of medicinal herbs there are in this world that are different from those in his previous life. He doesn't dare to be arrogant and say that he can cure all the poisons in the world.
Even if you have the ability to prepare an antidote, you still need to understand the medicinal properties first and test it slowly... This kind of thing cannot be accomplished in a day or two.
So, when that time really comes, you may really need to plan multiple plans in advance just in case.
"All this was caused by that Darles, right? If something happened to him..." Tang San suddenly thought of a key point - Zhou Qing's soul bone was exposed because of Darles!
There is a one in ten thousand chance that unrest will occur in Nottingham City in the future, and it’s also because of Darles!
As long as this guy who has long been on his list of "people who are destined to die" dies suddenly, will everything be over?
Seeing Tang San come up with the idea of assassinating Darles, Zhou Qing thought for a while and said: "It's not as simple as Darles causing it. In the final analysis, it was because I didn't trust Xiao Wu and Romantina at the time and didn't put the soul bone into the storage soul guide device immediately..."
"And Darles just took the opportunity to find an opportunity to muddy the waters in Notting City... The military strength of the Xingluo Empire is strong, and it must be eyeing the Tiandou Empire covetously. Now the continent is still stable, but the two empires have their own problems..."
"Although I believe that Nadarius is not capable of causing a war, if he really died, and died in Nottingham, it would be a big deal."
Tang San came out and admitted it?
There is a probability.
But after this probability, the greater probability is that Tang Hao, that crazy thing, suddenly jumps out and kills everyone present with a hammer, leaving no evidence, and then takes Tang San, Xiao Wu, and possibly himself, away from Notting City...
The greater possibility is that he, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Romantina left Notting City early under the arrangement of the deputy city lord.
Then, City Lord Xiao used various connections to make Romanak a shield and a scapegoat to atone for his crime with his death.
No matter which possibility it is, it is not what Zhou Qing wants to see.
Dales came to Luoxing City from Xingluo City six years ago. Although he was ostracized, his identity and status made him the most sensitive.
If Tang San really kills Darles, it will directly lead to a large-scale war between the two empires... It may not be that serious, but it is certain that small-scale conflicts will often break out between Notting City, Luoxing City and the surrounding areas.
That would seriously affect the stability of nearby villages.
Tang San thought about it and had to give up the plan to assassinate Darles. He also wanted to understand why the chivalrous men of the Tang Sect in the previous life assassinated all kinds of corrupt officials and profiteers, but the lives of the people were still so miserable...
But he still asked: "Where is Darles now?"
"He will definitely be present at the Soul Bone Auction. He must be in Notting City right now. I suspect he might be with City Lord Xiao..."
Just as Zhou Qing finished speaking, Xiao Wu came back with the task paper. The thirteen "√"s drawn on it had become sixteen.
Putting the task paper back on the task wall, Xiao Wu said: "The circles with ticks below represent the number of people who will take part in the guard. Including us, there are now a total of sixteen people participating in this task. Tang San, tell me, why hasn't such a lucrative task been taken up all at once?"
"Ah?" Tang San was interrupted while thinking about the problem. He didn't notice what Xiao Wu asked. "Say it again?"
Xiao Wu rolled her eyes and said to Zhou Qing: "You answer."
"It's very simple. This mission is likely to offend people. Those who dare to go to the auction house are mostly soul masters who covet soul bones."
Zhou Qing answered casually, "As guards and patrol officers, it is easy for us to come into conflict with spirit masters who are looking for trouble during our work—"
"This is also the main reason why it costs 100 gold soul coins per hour."
“High risk, high reward!”
(End of this chapter)
